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North America, Nova Scotia : south east coast Green Island to Cape Canso

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North America, Nova Scotia : south east coast Green Island to Cape Canso

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Great Britain. Hydrographic Office, issuing body

Publication date
Topics
Nova Scotia -- Navigation -- Maps., Nautical charts -- Nova Scotia., Canada -- Maps., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Bayfield Project, Nautical charts -- Nova Scotia, Nautical charts, Nova Scotia -- Navigation -- Maps, Canada -- Maps, Canada, Nova Scotia
Publisher
London : Published at the Admiralty
Collection
mcgilluniversity; mcgilluniversityrarebooks; toronto
Contributor
McGill University Library
Language
English
Item Size
36.6M
1 map ; 59 x 94 cm.

1 map ; 59 x 94 cm

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathoms

Mounted on linen

"Published at the Admiralty 8th Decr. 1857 under the Superintendence of Captn. Washington R.N.F.R.S. Hydrographer."

"Engraved by J & C Walker."

"Sold by J.D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."

Legend for material under soundings

Lighthouses shown in red

Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada
Addeddate
2019-04-04 21:53:25
Associated-names
Bayfield, Henry Wolsey, 1795-1885, surveyor; Orlebar, J., 1810-1891, surveyor; Washington, John, 1800-1863, cartographer; Potter, J. D. (John Dennett), active 1830-1892, bookseller; J. & C. Walker (Firm), engraver; Great Britain. Admiralty
Identifier
McGillLibrary-rbsc_map_bayfield-097-19259
Identifier-ark
ark:/13960/t0dv93w3w
Note
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathoms.
Mounted on linen.
"Published at the Admiralty 8th Decr. 1857 under the Superintendence of Captn. Washington R.N.F.R.S. Hydrographer."
"Engraved by J & C Walker."
"Sold by J.D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."
Legend for material under soundings.
Lighthouses shown in red.
Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada.
Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: folded to 67 x 50 cm
Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: Numbered 97 on verso of map.
Ocr
ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR)
Ppi
300
Url
http://www.library.mcgill.ca/hostedjournals/bayfield.html
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